Overview
COV Psary is a secondary wastewater treatment plant in Dolní Jirčany, Czech Republic, serving about 4,068 people. It discharges 803 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 6,000 m³/day.
COV Psary is a wastewater treatment plant located in Dolní Jirčany, within the Středočeský kraj region of the Czech Republic. The plant serves a population of approximately 4,068 people, classifying it as a small to medium agglomeration under Czech and EU standards. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size. It has a designed capacity of 6,000 m³/day and currently discharges 803 m³/day, indicating ample reserve capacity. The plant operates under Czech national regulations that implement EU directives, ensuring compliance with effluent quality standards. The treated effluent from COV Psary is discharged into a local watercourse that ultimately drains into the Vltava River basin, a major tributary of the Elbe River. The Elbe flows through Germany to the North Sea, making this plant part of a transboundary river system. The region's water bodies support diverse aquatic life and are important for both ecological balance and human use.
Environmental context
COV Psary discharges into a local stream that feeds into the Vltava River, a key tributary of the Elbe River. The Elbe flows through Germany to the North Sea, making this plant part of a transboundary basin. The downstream environment includes sensitive aquatic habitats that benefit from the plant's secondary treatment, which reduces organic pollution and protects water quality in the Vltava and Elbe rivers.
Frequently asked questions
COV Psary is located in Dolní Jirčany, a part of the municipality of Psáry in the Středočeský kraj region of the Czech Republic, near Prague.
The plant serves approximately 4,068 people, classifying it as a small to medium agglomeration under EU classification.
The treated wastewater is discharged into a local watercourse that flows into the Vltava River, a major tributary of the Elbe River, which ultimately reaches the North Sea.
COV Psary provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for agglomerations of this size.
As a Czech plant, COV Psary operates under national regulations that implement the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations over 2,000 population equivalent.
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